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Finland

Current Resident: Jan 1, 2024–Jun 30, 2024

Uniarts Helsinki's Academy of Fine Arts and Saastamoinen Foundation

Studio #208

Artist

Hans Rosenström

Hans Rosenström creates work in response to situations or locations and views the artwork as an unfolding event. He employs a variety of mediums, including sound, light and architectural structures to create temporary or permanent installations. Rosenström aspires to cultivate nuanced environments that invite the observer to become a part of, to feel their presence and reciprocal interconnectedness with the world around us.

Hans Rosenström has exhibited work at Frieze Sculpture, London; KINDL – Centre for Contemporary Art, Berlin; Riga International Biennial of Contemporary Art, Riga, among others.

hansrosenstrom.net

Events & Exhibitions

2024 Spring Open Studios
April 12–April 13, 2024
Nestled within a small grove in Regent’s Park, Unfolding Silence offers an intimate space for listening. In here, the disembodied voices of the Echo Vocal Ensemble subtly emerge, blending in with the surrounding soundscape.
Hans Rosenström, Unfolding Silence, 2023, 19th century stone birdbath, bronze, water, soundscape, 11 × 32 in. (27.94 × 81.28 cm)
A voice is, and then it is no more. It is an extension of the self, and its immateriality enables it to float from one core to another, when we speak, we are not just hoping to communicate but invading other bodies.
Hans Rosenström, Evanesce, 2022, multi-channel sound installation, 24 min. Photo by Jussi Tiainen
Once the installation is entered the window transitions from slight transparency to complete opacity. This rhythmic interplay is echoed in the short narrative that can be heard inside the space from headphones. Delving into our corporeal essence, emphasizing our porous nature and interconnection that shapes us as humans.
Hans Rosenström, In Dependent Structures, 2019, sound installation. Photo by Ella Tommila
Jökulsárlón I is part of series of photograms created by exposing photographic paper through pieces of glacial ice. Glacial ice is shaped under intense pressure over a long periods of time. The light exposes complex prisms inside the ice and draw these invisible traces of time on the photosensitive paper.
Hans Rosenström, Jökulsárlón I (image 5/16), 2017, photogram, 163/8 × 123/8 in. (41.58 × 31.39 cm)
The constructed ruin that framed the view over the sea is inspired by a detail in Caspar David Friedrich lost painting, Klosterfriedhof im Schnee, 1817/1819. Here the spectator could listen to short, narrated texts played from hidden speakers. Raising issues of togetherness and separation. The text was written in collaboration with the Palestinian poet Farah Chamma.
Hans Rosenström, Shoreline, 2017, 3ch sound installation, concrete structure, view, 10 × 16 in. (25.4 × 40.64 cm). Photo by Anders Sune Berg

Residents from Finland

Felipe de Ávila Franco

The work operates through an automated electro-mechanic system that alludes to the astronomic event that inspired the title of the work, through the contrast of light and recycled lubricant oil. The work integrates the collection of the Contemporary Art Museum Kiasma.
Brazil, Finland
Uniarts Helsinki's Academy of Fine Arts and Saastamoinen Foundation
2023

Anssi Pulkkinen

A steel railing which vibrates in an alternating pattern. Rather than guiding or leading the viewer, the railing creates an element of uncertainty. Through the changing mechanical movement, the railing suggests a scene in a mobile environment, such as a train or a ship.
Finland
Uniarts Helsinki's Academy of Fine Arts and Saastamoinen Foundation
2022

Shoji Kato

Finland
Uniarts Helsinki's Academy of Fine Arts and Saastamoinen Foundation
2021
Qatar

Current Resident: Apr 1, 2024–Jun 30, 2024

Fire Station - Qatar Museums

Studio #209

Artist

Muneera Al-Buainain

Muneera Al-Buainain utilizes photography to capture life’s diverse elements, reflecting on them through her lens. From vibrant city streets to tranquil urban landscapes, she documents the evolving scenes from peak hours to the stillness of the night. Her work combines classic, vintage, and contemporary aesthetics, offering a unique perspective on urban life.

Events & Exhibitions

2024 Spring Open Studios
April 12–April 13, 2024
Muneera Al-Buainain, untitled, 2016, digital camera
Muneera Al-Buainain, untitled, 2016, digital camera
Muneera Al-Buainain, untitled, 2016, digital camera
Muneera Al-Buainain, untitled, 2016, digital camera
Muneera Al-Buainain, untitled, 2023, i-phone camera

Residents from Qatar

Saeeda Albadr

This painting has won the second place of a drawing competition called discover Doha and now it is owned by Qatar (MIA)
Qatar
Fire Station - Qatar Museums
2024

Ebtisam Alsaffar

Expressionism, Abstract Portrait
Qatar
Fire Station - Qatar Museums
2023

Almaha Ashkanani

Qatar
Fire Station - Qatar Museums
2023
Taiwan

Current Resident: Mar 1, 2024–Jul 31, 2024

Ministry of Culture, Taiwan

Studio #210

Artist

Huang I-Hsiang

Huang I-Hsiang works with video, documentary, and spatial installations, using “site-specificity” as a core notion. For I-Hsiang, this mode of thinking is deeply rooted in the concept of the “body,” wherein site-specificity embodies a distinct form of “specific corporeality,” manifesting in space and serving as the foundation of his artistic work. As a result, his creations feature a mutually reflected chain of relationships between the body, space, and institution.

Huang I-Hsiang has exhibited work at Absolute Space for the Arts, Tainan City; Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Taipei; El Instante Fundación, Madrid, among others.

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Events & Exhibitions

2024 Spring Open Studios
April 12–April 13, 2024
A Practice of Silence begins with a vague visual impression, the administrative figure of the Absolute Space, a silent presence always sitting in the corner of the exhibition venue. Her work is a series of interpretations, empathy, and understanding. She is always there, yet hard to notice. She is the caretaker of the venue, and I want to depict such a character. My curiosity lies in her physical and psychological relationship with the venue; my curiosity wonders why she is here and whether she has ever thought about leaving. In short, everything related to this job, including emotions and circumstances. During the exhibition, I invited theater practitioner Tseng Jing-Wen, who is dedicated to promoting People's Theatre, along with former administrative staff from Absolute Space who worked here at different times, to conduct a body workshop. My basic idea is, the arrival of newcomers marks the departure of the old, and the interchange between new and old forms the life of a character. These participants, through shared memories, will engage in a self- dialogue belonging to this character during the workshop. Finally, on the last day of the exhibition, we held a screening event showcasing the workshop's video documentation at the venue.
Huang I-Hsiang, A Practice of Silence, 2023, single channel video
A Practice of Silence begins with a vague visual impression, the administrative figure of the Absolute Space, a silent presence always sitting in the corner of the exhibition venue. Her work is a series of interpretations, empathy, and understanding. She is always there, yet hard to notice. She is the caretaker of the venue, and I want to depict such a character. My curiosity lies in her physical and psychological relationship with the venue; my curiosity wonders why she is here and whether she has ever thought about leaving. In short, everything related to this job, including emotions and circumstances. During the exhibition, I invited theater practitioner Tseng Jing-Wen, who is dedicated to promoting People's Theatre, along with former administrative staff from Absolute Space who worked here at different times, to conduct a body workshop. My basic idea is, the arrival of newcomers marks the departure of the old, and the interchange between new and old forms the life of a character. These participants, through shared memories, will engage in a self- dialogue belonging to this character during the workshop. Finally, on the last day of the exhibition, we held a screening event showcasing the workshop's video documentation at the venue.
Huang I-Hsiang, A Practice of Silence, 2023, book, dimensions variable
The Outsiders is a narrative short film shot with a focus on site-specificity. The story revolves around three main characters: a part-time worker, a street artist, and an artist from abroad. Despite each of them being involved in somewhat art-related jobs within and around the museum, their work is loosely related, and they have no communication with each other. In this piece, I attempt to depict an urban lifestyle, using the Taipei Contemporary Art Museum as a backdrop, showcasing the lack of interaction among people in the city.
Huang I-Hsiang, The Outsiders, 2020, single channel video, 10 min
Untitled is a single-channel video installation based on site-specificity, located in a passage near the entrance of the exhibition venue. During the daytime, sunlight filters in through the door crack, naturally casting shadows on the exterior walls of the venue. I captured a segment of these shadows during the exhibition setup and projected the footage back to its original location in proportion. Most of these shadows come from the
Huang I-Hsiang, Untitled, 2019, single channel video, 6 min
The Maiden’s Prayer is a video installation based on the concept of site-specificity. The artwork consists of four sets of synchronized audio-visual playback. I selected four different locations within the exhibition space and captured the events from various angles. Subsequently, I projected these recorded images back to their original positions in a proportional manner. Visitors at the exhibition will witness different spatial dimensions of past moments, while the figures in the artwork resemble ghosts, continuously traversing and returning within different interfaces of imagery.
Huang I-Hsiang, The Maiden's Prayer, 2018, 4 channel video, 2 min

Residents from Taiwan

Feng-Yi Chu

Taiwan
Ministry of Culture, Taiwan
Studio #302

Hung-Yen Chang

Taiwan
Ministry of Culture, Taiwan
2023

Yen-Yi Lee

Taiwan
Ministry of Culture, Taiwan
2023

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